Where does “lättmjölk” come from?

lättmjölk (Swedish) comes from Swedish mjölk, from Old Swedish miolk, from Old Norse mjǫlk, from Proto-Germanic meluks, from Proto-Indo-European h₂melǵ- — to milk; milk.

lättmjölk (Swedish): milk with a fat content of 0.5%

Definitions

  1. milk with a fat content of 0.5%

Ancestry of “lättmjölk”, step by step

lättmjölk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish mjölk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishmjölkmilk
2Old Swedishmiolkmilk
3Old Norsemjǫlkmilk
4Proto-Germanicmeluksmilk
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂melǵ-to milk; milk

via Swedish lätt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishlättlight; of low weight; light, lean, low-fat;...
2Old Swedishlætterlight; easy; easily disrupted
3Old Norseléttrlight; easy
4Proto-Germaniclinhtazlight
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁lengʷʰ-light

Words derived from “lättmjölk”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂melǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic meluks →Every word from Old Norse mjǫlk →